MIDDLETOWN (AP).- Former supermodel Stephanie Seymour and her billionaire husband, Peter Brant, have decided to reconcile. Court records show Seymour and Brant withdrew divorce complaints Monday in Connecticut Superior Court. Seymour and Brant issued…
Virginia Philanthropist, Art Collector, Billionaire John Kluge Dies
CHARLOTTESVILLE (AP).- John Kluge, once listed as the wealthiest man in America, who built an investment in a radio station into a broadcasting empire that was the forerunner to Fox Television, has died. He was 95. The University of Virginia said Wedne…
Virginia Philanthropist, Art Collector, Billionaire John Kluge Dies
CHARLOTTESVILLE (AP).- John Kluge, once listed as the wealthiest man in America, who built an investment in a radio station into a broadcasting empire that was the forerunner to Fox Television, has died. He was 95. The University of Virginia said Wedne…
Pritzker’s 1st is Silent Film with Live Music
RALEIGH, NC (AP).- Dan Pritzker has spent more than 15 years and millions of dollars trying to bring the story of a jazz singer of whom little is known to the big screen. Then he decided to release another movie first. And not just any other movie, but…
Eli Broad Picks Downtown Los Angeles Site for Art Museum to Showcase His Collection
LOS ANGELES (AP).- Billionaire Eli Broad said Monday he had chosen an expanding downtown cultural district for a new museum to showcase his collection of art that includes works by Salvador Dali and Joan Miro. The developer-turned-philanthropist made …
Billionaire Eli Broad Chooses Los Angeles Site for Art Museum
LOS ANGELES (AP).- Billionaire Eli Broad has chosen to build a museum for his contemporary art collection in downtown Los Angeles. Broad’s announcement Monday came minutes after a panel of local and state officials approved a plan to lease 2.5 acres of…
Decision Looms for Billionaire’s Los Angeles Museum Plan
LOS ANGELES (AP).- Officials are set to vote on a plan to let billionaire Eli Broad build a museum for his contemporary art collection in downtown Los Angeles. The Grand Avenue Committee of state and local officials will decide Monday whether to lease …
Decision Looms for Billionaire’s LA Museum Plan
LOS ANGELES (AP).- Officials are set to vote on a plan to let billionaire Eli Broad build a museum for his contemporary art collection in downtown Los Angeles. The Grand Avenue Committee of state and local officials will decide Monday whether to lease …
Kunstverein München Announces First Comprehensive Solo Show by Tobias Madison
MUNICH.- Kunstverein München announced the first comprehensive Solo show of upcoming artist Tobias Madison (*1985, Basel) in Germany. His multidisciplinary working method is inspired by an artistic practice, that explores the borders between form, con…
Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Pledges Fortune to Philanthropy
NEW YORK (REUTERS).- Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen, who has been treated for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, said on Thursday he is committing most of his estimated $13.5 billion fortune to philanthropy after his death. Allen follows in the footsteps of…